How Certain Foods Improve health For Me.

Even though I make a lot of pastries, which are sweet and huge on the calories, I try not to indulge on them too much and not let my sweet tooth get the most of me. I do take steps to apply the correct diet and I’ve found out what works best for me.

If you like organic foods, buy them because they taste better (ie: pesticides and/or not that Roundup-ready crap), but not because they're any way nutritionally different—they're not. Also, Harris-Benedict is a bit annoying to explain to people, as they're usually horrible at gauging their activity factor—I've always stuck to body weight x 14 for maintenance kcal and x 10-11ish for caloric deficit eating.
But, since someone asked what I do, I'll give a breakdown. Basically, my way of eating is DON'T EAT CARBS. I try very hard to consume less than 30 grams of non-fibrous carbs and 30 grams of fibrous carbs, at least 1g of protein per pound of bodyweight, and a ridiculous amount of fat on top of that. The result? I've lost a ton of weight, my blood sugar has effectively self-corrected to fix my diabetes, my cholesterol is amazing.

I eat -a lot- of meat (mostly chicken, turkey and beef offal—though lately, I've been getting good deals on buffalo offal due to lack of demand), cheeses, butter, go through at least a carton of eggs a week, and go through a good deal of whey/casein. I also eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables, peppers, edamame/mukimame, and other high-carb/low sugar vegetables. I'll occasionally throw some nuts (almonds, macadamias, pecans) into the mix, though the omega-6 in those usually bump up my fish oil total for the day.

Other common stuff, glancing around my kitchen: Greek yogurt, sausages, coffee (usually with cream and stevia), almond milk, refrigerated salad dressing (I.e., not the shelf-stable stuff) and Duke's mayo (though the omega-6 issue pertains to these too), hot sauce, etc.

Google Apps for Business.

Are you just starting and in need of basic office tools? Look no further. Google Apps provides robust package to get your business up and running swiftly. It has email, calendar, office applications and web-messaging service so you and your employees can get down to business and seal that important deal quickly.

The good thing about Google Apps is portability. With your favorite browser, you can create or access office files such as documents and spreadsheets using Google Docs -- anytime anywhere. Google Calendar is another important tool which does not only allow you to plan ahead, but lets you remember an important event or meeting via SMS to your mobile phone.

Google Apps isn’t only for start-ups. Many businesses have come to see the benefits of cloud computing in Google Apps for company-wide or even client collaboration. With Apps, the document or spreadsheet always stays current, and your team and clients are rest assured that important modifications were entered in the right version. Thus, Google doesn’t only let you work faster but also smarter.

Google Apps is unbeatable in cost-savings. It requires no special hardware or software and requires minimal administration, giving businesses huge savings in terms of time and IT expenditures. Research also shows that “Google Apps is as little as 1/3 the total cost of competing solutions.”*
Downtime and data loss can be very costly not only in dollars but also your company’s productivity. Google Apps gives you the confidence that you are always up and running 99.9%** all the time and the peace of mind that your data are secured and kept by world’s trusted Google datacenter.
Best of it all, with Google Apps, it means you never have to upgrade all the time. Plus, as leader in cloud computing, Google never fails to give you something new every single day of your business.


Voiceville Communications, Inc.
Philippine Call Center
___________________________________________________________________
* http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/details.html
** Available in Google Apps Premier Edition

Blocking Someone in Your Facebook

Facebook is like the talk of the town. Virtually every living person, young to old, married or not, uses Facebook for a variety of reasons. Facebook is even used for business marketing and others through fan pages, etc. Moreover, Facebook allows us to connect with long lost friends or schoolmates. And sometimes, because we are too visible to thousands and thousands of people, we are often visited by those who we are not comfortable with. Best and easiest solution is the Block feature.

The link above will teach you how to block a person from your fan page or from your account. All you have to is follow the instructions and make sure that you do every step properly. Blocking someone is necessary at times especially if a particular person displays violent or inappropriate things on your wall. This is to maintain the quality and reputation of the business so as not to confuse our online audience.

Others may find the block feature unnecessary as it would be offensive to do such thing publicly but contrary what to what others think, nobody really notices unless you do extensive check. It is a matter of respect and one should take advantage of this because Facebook believes the right to maintain good image by preventing third parties to disrupt this.

On a personal level, I’m glad that Facebook allows me to block unwanted people in my account or in my fan page. Without this feature, I am certain that their wont be harmony in Facebook so much so that there are those who are committing identity fraud. This is simply the most practical way to avoid problems like these. If you need more information on how the block feature works, simply log on to your account and click help settings. Rest assured that Facebook has your back and that you can avoid these problems in the future if you haven’t encountered it yet. I am also featuring other Facebook tips in the future, if you want to know more, send me a PM.

Exploring the Unknown

I have been independent for many years now. Independence is what I have always wanted and independence I always get. When I was younger I envisioned a life where nobody gets in the way of my ambitions. Although there were many instances where I had to deal with those that hindered my growth, I still managed to deal with it in the most independent fashion. Now I can claim myself successful for having reached this far. It is not much to brag about but that is not the point of independence. The most important part of being an independent woman is having the freedom to explore the world and my self.

What I have achieved so far used to be impossible a long time ago simply because I did not dream so big no matter how little I felt. Now, one way or another, I have sufficed my life with the right amount of satisfaction both professionally and personally. However, these past few days I have been very busy attending to my pastry business and I think I might have forgotten the free woman in me. It must be true, what they say, youth brings forth many things but when age comes along, it all goes away. But I must not be disappointed for simply accepting the realities of life because I know that I can manage; I always have.

I have decided that in my own little way I will explore some of the things that I never encountered when I was younger. This year is the perfect time to try new things and see how they work for me. It does not have to be a big occasion or anything of that sort. I can try dining with old friends and try to reminisce particular events in our lives. I can sit on a bench in a park and feed birds. I can also watch a theatre production. Anything will do just as long as I enjoy every minute of it. At least I know that by exploring the unknown, I can feel genuine happiness.

New Recipe

If there is one thing I have to do as an experienced business woman, it is being able to try something new. Over the years, I have had many loyal customers who love my pastry products, which not to mention is unique and exquisitely tasty. But now that I have new customers coming in, I want to be able to give them the satisfaction that they want. It’s not an easy job but I do know that with practice and the right mindset I can achieve my goals in no time.

I love what I do and I love being able to serve people and introduce them to my passion. Sometimes, that is not enough because business-wise, it is expected that I treat my market sensibly considering the changes around us and the lifestyle we adapt from time to time.

Thank God for Voiceville Communications, Inc. they already got a big load off my back and now I can worry about doing something new such as trying out a new recipe. Right now, I am seeking help from my inspirations: famous chefs of all time because they are the reason why I’m here in the first place. My cousin who lives in France has been inviting me for a visit there in order for me to try experiencing the culture and finally be able to capture French taste. I get the idea though, being in a different place and seeing new things and trying out new food sounds like a big influence to a person’s life especially for a person likes me who has been baking all my life. Honestly? I can’t wait to get my hands on some French pastry and if I can create a masterpiece out of that, I know my business will be a success.

Virtual Pastry Chef

Today, I’m very delighted because I finally got a virtual assistant. The outsourcing company I hired handles small-scale businessmen and businesswomen like myself and I’ll be visiting their site to discuss business matters with them. This will also be a good time for me to take a break because I seem to have been doing so much work lately. Anyway, I got it all figured out sooner than I thought since I was clearly very eager to have someone else do the job for me. I’m not getting any younger and I feel as if I have missed a lot of things for years now. So I want to use this opportunity to live my life as normally as I could without compromising my business credibility.

They will be focusing on the micro tasks because I particularly don’t want those areas left behind including finance management and other related fields. My pastry chef is not too big of an establishment just yet but I’m hopeful that we’ll get there. But since we have more customers pouring in everyday and we lack the manpower to cater to them, I personally want to move the business to the next level. Many are venturing in this because convenience and cost-cutting methods are just impressive.

I can’t wait to get it started and see how this newly devised strategy of mine will work on the market. But to be honest, despite their confidence in the quality of their result-driven job, I will not fail to look over things from time to time. This is my business after all and I wouldn’t want to put all my efforts to waste all the more disappoint my loyal customers. If I have to do it on my own again one day, I might as well acknowledge the possibility as soon as today. Being prepared is the least I can do for taking risks. Fortunately, they will be as concise as I would expect in order for me to clearly understand the importance of virtual assistants for a business like mine. Soon, I will share some updates. This is all for now.

I mean Business

My pastry shop has been around for quite some time. I have dealt with tons of problems—problems that are often understood as necessity for a business to flourish. That’s very clear to me indeed, but sometimes when problems arise in different levels; it just gets the best of me. Sometimes, I bite my employees head off; don’t get me wrong but it’s practically normal and a few employers admit this.

On a different note, I’m happier now with how much I’m profiting. It’s not much but it pays the bills and soon enough when I’m ready I’ll probably expand this, open some branches across the state or something. Wishful thinking but it’s a better idea than just sitting there watching time pass by me.

With so many orders and increasing number of customers, I’m thinking maybe I should use a virtual assistant to do some things like accounting tasks. I’m pretty sure this is a big load off my back since I can’t really trust myself to juggle of these things at once. Better to outsource it than complicate it further. I’m looking for the right company and I have been taking my time, pacing things just so I can settle all my affairs in order. Wish me luck.